{"id":9203,"date":"2014-08-15T12:22:01","date_gmt":"2014-08-15T11:22:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.tyretrade.ie\/?p=9203"},"modified":"2014-08-15T12:22:03","modified_gmt":"2014-08-15T11:22:03","slug":"pirelli-star-driver-mckenna-targets-more-brc-success-on-ulster-rally","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.tyretrade.ie\/index.php\/pirelli-star-driver-mckenna-targets-more-brc-success-on-ulster-rally\/9203","title":{"rendered":"Pirelli Star Driver McKenna targets more BRC success on Ulster Rally"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Pirelli Star Driver Daniel McKenna says he won\u2019t be holding back on this week\u2019s Ulster Rally, despite his British championship lead standing at 20 points heading to the Enniskillen-based event.<!--more--><\/p>\n<p>However, when dropped scores are taken into account, McKenna\u2019s lead over Osian Pryce is just two points with two rounds remaining, meaning the Irishman still has to discount one result from his end-of-season total.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.tyretrade.ie\/index.php\/pirelli-star-driver-mckenna-targets-more-brc-success-on-ulster-rally\/9203\/daniel_mckenna_action\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-9204\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-9204\" src=\"http:\/\/www.tyretrade.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/Daniel_McKenna_action.jpg\" alt=\"Daniel_McKenna_action\" width=\"615\" height=\"410\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.tyretrade.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/Daniel_McKenna_action.jpg 615w, https:\/\/www.tyretrade.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/Daniel_McKenna_action-120x80.jpg 120w, https:\/\/www.tyretrade.ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/Daniel_McKenna_action-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 615px) 100vw, 615px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m not really thinking about the championship too much at the moment,\u201d said the 27-year-old Pirelli-supported driver. \u201cWith dropped scores it\u2019s all still to play for so I\u2019m going to the rally with the aim of trying to win and trying to stay ahead of Osian above all.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>McKenna prepared for the all-asphalt event, which is based 45 minutes from his home, with a test last Friday in his DGM-run Citroen DS3 R3T.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt was quite wet and damp, which was good because I hadn\u2019t driven the car on wet Tarmac before,\u201d said McKenna. \u201cWe were trying out Pirelli\u2019s intermediate RE7 tyre and used the test to work on a good set-up. 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